USA TODAY Sports is counting down the 100 Names You Need to Know this upcoming season.

This is our yearly look at young players primed to make an impact during the upcoming big-league season. They aren't necessarily baseball's best prospects but rather the ones most likely to make a mark in 2013.

To qualify for our list, a player must have had more innings (for pitchers) or at-bats (for hitters) in the minor leagues in 2012 than he has had during all of his major league time. Players are ranked in order of their anticipated impact this season.

Check back each day as the next 20 names are released.

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41. Oswaldo Arcia, OF, Twins: Arcia's movement through the system should be accelerated by the offseason trades of Denard Span and Ben Revere. Arcia, 21, doesn't fit into the center field opening, but he has good power and should be ready work into the right field picture sometime this year. He's only had a half-season at Class AA and his strikeout rates have been high.

42. Derek Norris, C, Athletics: Oakland entrusted a significant portion of its catching load down the stretch last season to this rookie acquired from Washington. The A's aren't ready to turn over the full-time job to Norris — hence their recent acquisition of John Jaso. Norris, 24, had good power and has produced high walk rates, yet still has a tendency to suddenly expand his strike zone – at least while adapting to upper-level pitching. He has a very strong arm, though.

43. Matt Adams, 1B, Cardinals: St. Louis has built of logjam of first base/outfield bats over the past couple of years. Adams, 24, is the current victim of the backup despite a .986 on-base-plus-slugging percentage (OPS) in a Class AAA season limited by elbow problems. He has serious power but only plays first base and doesn't figure to bump Allen Craig off that spot. Craig could move to the outfield, but Oscar Taveras (No. 10) has first call on any opening there. Adams must wait for an injury or trade to get his chance.

44. Jeff Locke, LHP, Pirates: Locke, 25, has had brief looks in the majors the past two seasons and he'll get a chance to win the fifth spot in the rotation this spring. He came from Atlanta with Charlie Morton and Gorkys Hernandez in the 2009 trade for Nate McLouth and has shown the command to be effective at Class AAA. But he's allowed nine homers in 51 major league innings, a trend he'll need to correct to stay in the majors.

45. Adeiny Hechavarria, SS, Marlins: His defense certainly qualifies him for the starting shortstop job he should win in Miami. When and how much he can contribute offensively will determine if Hechavarria, 23, ever works his way up from the bottom of the batting order. Strikeouts always were a problem for him he improved his on-base percentage last year, making him more attractive to be included in the big November deal that sent Jose Reyes to the Blue Jays.

46. Jameson Taillon, RHP, Pirates: Taillon, 21, is behind Gerrit Cole in progression to the majors, but Pittsburgh could be in for a long debate over who's really No. 1. Taillon is a power pitcher with a big, powerful frame (6-6, 225 pounds). He finished last season at Class AA and should be ready for the majors by mid-season this year. The one area where Taillon lags behind Cole is in the development of his secondary pitche but he's certainly advanced enough to make them work in the majors.

47. Jacob Turner, RHP, Marlins: OK, he's not Andrew Miller — or at least Miami hopes so. Like Miller, Turner, 21, is a former first-rounder acquired from the Tigers. But Turner has reached the majors without the control concerns Miller never overcame. The Marlins see Turner as a top-of-the-rotation talent and he'll get that chance this year. Fulfilling the expectations could take a bit of time because Turner is coming off a year that began with arm fatigue in spring and a slow (but steady) return toward his dominant past.

48. Starling Marte, OF, Pirates: Marte, 24, showed a combination of speed and pop after his July call-up to make him the top candidate to lead off and play left field this season. But that's a small sample and Marte's larger minor league record shows a guy prone to strikeouts without enough walks. That showed even amidst his big-league success. And these days, the Pirates are deep enough to have outfield options so Marte hardly has a lock on the job.

49. Hiroyuki Nakajima, SS, Athletics: He's 30 and he showed up in Oakland calling GM Billy Beane "extremely sexy and cool." But will his extrovert personality help him be extremely effective in the major leagues? He's a contact hitter with gap power and a career .302 batting average in Japan. The bigger question will be how his defense plays here, considering the difficult transition many Japanese shortstops have had moving from the mostly turf fields in their homeland.

50. Jonathan Pettibone, RHP, Phillies: Philadelphia has its next generation of pitching lined up and ready. It's just a matter of when the transition begins. John Lannan was signed to be the fifth guy for now but Pettibone, a 22-year-old ground-ball machine, is front and center in the next wave. His hit rate improved after a July promotion to Class AAA last year but he'll have to turn around a sudden jump in his walk rate to survive ifacing hitters in the Phillies' home ballpark.

51. Josh Rutledge, 2B, Rockies: Rutledge, 23, barely qualifies for this list after his mid-season promotion last year to plug the gaping hole left by shortstop Troy Tulowitzki's injury. Colorado's best player is back, but Rutledge showed enough to warrant a strong look as the starting second baseman. Rutledge has shown doubles power — which often translates into more in Denver — but he'll be pushed by DJ LeMahieu for playing time.

52. Tyler Thornburg, RHP, Brewers: He's been a solid starter in the Milwaukee system but could end up starting and relieving in the majors this year. Thornburg, 24, isn't big (under 6 feet) but throws hard with good secondary pitches. His maximum-effort delivery leads some scouts to see him as a future reliever. But with an inexperienced rotation filled with pitchers the Brewers don't want to overwork, starts should be available.

53. Edwar Cabrera, LHP, Rockies: His two spot starts last season weren't pretty, but he's been successful in high-altitude Colorado Springs with a true swing-and-miss changeup that plays well with solid other pitches. Cabrera, 25, should earn some starts in a major league rotation that's far from settled, but his left-handedness also could get him time in the bullpen if the Rockies want to use him as a swing man.

54. Darin Ruf, OF, Phillies: Only four players in all of baseball hit more home runs last year than Ruf's 41. Those four all played in the majors all season. Ruf, 26, hit 38 of his at Class AA. That's more than double what he hit in any of his previous seasons. The Phillies could use Ruf's power. They have openings in the outfield, but Ruf's defense is suspect, even when he moves to first base. Scouts want to see a larger sample against major league pitching to be sure he's overcome holes in his swing from earlier in his career.

55. Julio Teheran, RHP, Braves: It's easy to forget the lanky Colombian is just 22 — considering he's been on the prospect radar for several seasons, including the past two at Class AAA. He dominated in 2011 before a mediocre 2012, but the Braves saw enough of the dominant version this winter in the Dominican Republic that Teheran is the leading candidate for the fifth spot in the rotation. He's always had a dominating fastball but his curve and changeup are sharp again.

56. Chris McGuiness, 1B, Indians: He's a rare Rule 5 pick with a chance to be in the starting lineup. McGuiness, 24, was taken from the Rangers in December and Cleveland must keep him on the roster all season or offer him back to Texas. As a lefty with power on a team with few power options in the DH/bench mix, McGuiness could jump from Class AA. He's a contact hitter who uses the whole field and was Arizona Fall League MVP.

57. Jarred Cosart, RHP, Astros: Cosart will be one of the biggest tests of Houston's patience with its most promising young players. He's 22, finished last season at Class AAA and has big-time stuff. He's had command issues along the way. Combined with an across-the-body delivery, that's led to questions about whether he's ultimately a starter or reliever. He should get a major league look in one or both roles this season.

58. Donn Roach, RHP, Padres: Roach, 23, is one of several starters in the San Diego system closing in on a major league job. But his advantage over some of his peers is that his extreme ground-ball results also make him a candidate for the bullpen. The Padres are letting him get minor league innings as a starter as he tries to develop more pitches to go with his dynamite sinker. He could be a valuable swing man this year.

59. Andy Parrino, SS, Athletics: Hiroyuki Nakajima (No. 49) was signed to play shortstop but Parrino, acquired from the Padres this offseason, is good insurance and also has the ability to play second base (possibly his best defensive position and where the A's hope Scott Sizemore can bounce back from a season missed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, third base and the outfield. Parrino, 27, is a switch-hitter who has hit .320 over the past two seasons at Class AA and AAA.

60. Wily Peralta, RHP, Brewers: Peralta, 23, has the highest ceiling of Milwaukee's strong collection of young pitchers, but his continuing command issues keep him from being a lock for this year's rotation despite five solid September starts for the Brewers. He walked four in two of those starts, one in each of the others. That's the inconsistency with his power arsenal that he'll have to solve.